Had my Saph Cossie for 10 years in jan now and was thinking of a change,i like the m3 but also like the focus RS who out there had them and what can u tell me to look out for when buying please,and which one would u go 4?

 

is this a daily driver or weekend toy and keeping them standard or modding them

 

M3

 

Weekend toy

 

m3 mate, i came from ford to the m3 a joy to drive,

 

Ive never owned a focus RS but just brought myself a M3 after years of cossie ownership, there superb cars m8

 

Driven both cars on plenty of occasions and I've driven them as they should have been driven
As I worked for both a ford main dealer and a BMW main dealer at the right times it was a kind of perk of the job to take the cars out when you could get away with it and give them a good blast. Not customers cars but sales cars just so everyone understands
Any way they are both excellent cars as weekend cars but if they are going to be left standard then I would go for the m3 everytime but if you will more than likely get bored, and want to modify it or want to go significantly faster, then I would go for the focus as the price of parts for an m3 are 3 times the price and being realistic power for Ł the focus is the best bet

 

Where did you bring it from mate?

 

Sorry but

 

There is a nice one in the for sale thread, but you will need to be quick to beat sticker paul and diva fever

 

As much as i love the M3s it would still be a RS Focus for me

 

im glad someone said it

ill never understand why some people say bring,brought

 

I have both, and the RS is the one thats taken my heart, i like the m3 but its my daily drive, or was until the snow came, but you need to modify the RS to get it going, but the m3 is quick out the box and a lot of fun to drive, and its much easier to drive fast than a turbo car,

 

 

no disrespect to any BMW owners here by the comment I'm about to make,

if you dont want to be tarred by the same brush as some of the total idiots who drive M3's, who think everyone should get out of their way, cut you up and think indicators dont exist.......

.......buy the RS Focus and become the owner of a future classic

M3's are common by comparison, in fact BMW's are now common not disrespecting the BMW as a 'driving machine'. its common by being a 'badge' that everyone wants........

where as the MK1 RS Focus is rare......

 

Mk1 focus I reckon, got more character and is more fun to drive.

M3's are really epic cars, but I just think as a weekend toy the focus is more fun, even if it is driving the wrong wheels!

 

Focus rs...Really loved my old 1 and was a hoot to drive.

 

can i just throw another little idea into your mix.......if you can find a decent one for sale........a Racing Puma.......another 'rare gem' of a car....

 

keep it real,, the blue oval, had my thoughts other day,, keeping it ford rs all the way or trade up 2 a clean 3dr cozy,,

 

In many ways a trade to a 3 door does actaully feel like the backwards step that it obviously is.

Saphs are great, people underestimate them compared to the "inonic" 3 door IMHO

 

Ive just gone from a brand new mk2 FRs to a 3dr cossie...

 

dont get me wrong saph are my no1 choice but as a garage queen a nice rs500 would be nice,, 3drs a classic motor of its time.

 

I'm hankering over a E36 M3 Evo or a MK1 RS or even considering an ST225 too. If I could afford an E46 though I'd probably not even think about the other two. Depends what you really want at the end of the day. You can still mod an E46 though just like any car but obviously won't tune as well as a turbo car.

 

M3 but if you can go for the csl

 

I was going to buy a Mark 1 Focus RS but I bought an M3 instead.

In a nutshell the M3 is built to do do it's job perfectly, modify a Focus RS (lovely car) and you'll have to uprate certain parts like the clutch I had an ST225 which was remapped and it was a great car but it ripped the clutch apart and the front tyres despite driving carefully.

I use my M3 as my daily driver and my Subaru as my fun toy, it's the wrong way around I know but I don't care about breaking the Subaru but I do care about breaking the M3

 

you must do better than this bud, if it is only some of them who do it why get so arsey about it?

1st part is something ive never seen any evidence of, to say there are one group of people who drive the same marque who display the behaviour you are mentioning is bollocks, there is such a cross section of different people who own these cars as to make your statement utter drivel.

there are dickheads everywhere driving all different types of car very badly, so why single one marque out?

jealousy, pure and simple.

id have the focus but for the comedy/crappy interior.

 

M3 for me.

 

I say M3. FOr the money compared to an FRS it's a no brainer.

I had an FRS for 2 years until August and it was the best car I owned. Reliable, quick, good looking etc. I px'd an Evo 8 which I had for 2 months until I got it sold and bought my E46 M3.

It's easy for people to say the FRS, and even I'm almost saying FRS, BUT think about it. 50k car new vs 20k car new. The current price isn't massively more for the beemer!

It feel fast and classy. Great.

 

Ive had both & it has to be the m3 with all the toys ! i liked my focus rs but even mapped it wasnt my m3

 

Ok then looks like the M3 is winning here so next Question Manual or SMG????????????????????

 

I like the manual, but SMG if your on track,

 

would have to be a proper manual for me

 

Interesting topic as im looking at M3's & FRS's as a PX against my Saph.

Looks like the M3 is winning.

 

I have used my cossie once this year that was when i came over for FORDFAIR i want something i can use more often and not worry about if its going to rain and so on.

 

manual everytime, most problems with smg, and the rip boot floors too, and you gotta think, have/do you have the cash to fix when it goes wrong, coz it will...

 

I new u was going to say Manual MR C

 

Exactly why mine is going mate, mine hasn't been used in 2 years & want something useable.

 

lol i love the cossies,but the m3 is a great car, its everything you want it to be,

 

Manual for me too.

 

go for the focus i sold my escos to get m3 but had it a year and after spending 600 on brakes 800 on clutch i got bored and got another cossie.been there with the m3 and it wasnt all it was cracked up to be.